Electrolysis IBEC+Laser
STATE BOARD PRACTICE
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CORRECT ANSWERS.
Laser stands for what? - correct answer✔️✔️Light
Amplification by
Stimulated
Emission of
Radiation
What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or two troughs
known as? - correct answer✔️✔W ️ avelength
Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as? - correct
answer✔️✔️Monochromatic
Refraction is also known as what? - correct answer✔️✔️Transmission
The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated through
amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that created it is known as? -
correct answer✔️✔️Stimulated Emission
The states of equilibrium or middle state of light - correct
answer✔️✔️Metastable State
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Who theorized stimulated emission? - correct answer✔️✔️Albert Einstein
The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called? - correct
answer✔️✔️Resonator cavity
What are the states of light in stimulated emission? - correct answer✔️✔️Ground
State
Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength? - correct
answer✔️✔️755 nm
The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a wavelength of what? -
correct answer✔️✔️1064 nm
What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? - correct answer✔️✔️Pulsed
wave
A chromophore is also know at what? - correct answer✔️✔️Target
The chromophore absorbs what? - correct answer✔️✔️Energy
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Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved by which group? -
correct answer✔️✔️ANSI (American National Standard Institute) for Class 3B and
Class 4 Lasers
Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? - correct answer✔️✔️Specific
What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? - correct
answer✔️✔️Wavelength
Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also known as? -
correct answer✔️✔️Selective Photo thermolysis
The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known as? - correct
answer✔️✔️Fluence
An increase in fluence equals an increase in what? - correct answer✔️✔️Heat.
Resulting in more damage
The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is measured
in milliseconds (ms): - correct answer✔️✔️Pulse width/Pulse duration
If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to nanoseconds the
laser is what? - correct answer✔️✔️Q Switched
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A Q switched laser is used for what? - correct answer✔️✔️Tattoo removal
Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser? - correct answer✔️✔️1-4
Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? - correct answer✔️✔️All skin types
Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser? - correct
answer✔️✔️Type 1
If the pulse width is greater than the thermal relaxation time it results in? -
correct answer✔️✔️A burn
If the pulse width is less than or equal to the thermal relaxation time it results in?
- correct answer✔️✔️Perfect hair removal
Larger structures have __________ thermal relaxation times (TRT) - correct
answer✔️✔️Longer
Smaller structures have _______ thermal relaxation times (TRT) - correct
answer✔️✔️Shorter
What kind of pulse widths protect the epidermis, penetrate deeper and cool more
slowly? - correct answer✔️✔️Long
Longer pulse widths are for what skin type? - correct answer✔️✔️4-6
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